Despite extensive road construction
programs over the last century, a substantial proportion of
roads remained unsealed especially in developing and
emerging economies....
Type: BriefReport#: 37370Date: May 1, 2006Author:
Bennett,Christopher R. ;
Henning,Theuns Frederick Phillip ;
Kadar, Peter
The Philippines has introduced an
output-based aid (OBA) subsidy scheme to improve electricity
supply on remote islands as a way to enhance living
standards in the poor...
Type: BriefReport#: 37357Date: May 1, 2006Author:
Bayking, Julie ;
Grewal, Sanjay ;
De Guzman,Alfonso F. ;
O'Connor, Seini ;
Venkataraman,Shobana
This is a three-year study designed to
improve and mainstream the management of environmental and
social concerns in highway projects in India. Fifteen
projects, including...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 39752Date: May 1, 2006Author:
Sandhu, Sonia Chand ;
Singh, Mridula ;
Paul, Tapas ;
Vaideeswaran, S. ;
Viswanathan, R.
This Note compares the development of
highway and railway infrastructure in India and China during
1992 and 2002. It examines key strategies pursued by the
countries...
On April 27, 2006, the World Bank Board
of Executive Directors today approved two International
Development Association credits and two grants for a
combined total of...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 165509Date: April 27, 2006
This report focuses on the goal of
accelerating Pakistan's economic growth, and on the
related challenge of strengthening export competitiveness.
It emphasizes that...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 35499Date: April 25, 2006
Tax systems influence the volume and
location of firms' investments. Tax policy instruments
are widely used by developing and industrial countries alike
to stimulate...
Type: General Economy, Macroeconomics and Growth StudyReport#: 35934Date: April 19, 2006
On April 11, 2006, the World Bank’s
Board of Directors today approved a 16 million dollars grant
to promote income-generating opportunities for small
farmers, who represent...
Type: AnnouncementReport#: 168252Date: April 11, 2006
The rationale for public investment in
rural roads is that households can better exploit
agricultural and nonagricultural opportunities to use labor
and capital more...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3875Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Bakht,Zaid ;
Khandker,Shahidur R. ;
Koolwal,Gayatri B.
A key measure of the effectiveness of
public spending on infrastructure is the extent to which it
benefits poor people. In recent years policymakers and
development...
Type: Working Paper (Numbered Series)Report#: 36652Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Halpern,Jonathan D. ;
Mumssen,Yogita
Recent research highlights the
relationship between economic development and productive
diversification, which may be hindered by market failures.
After identifying...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3872Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Klinger,Bailey ;
Lederman,Daniel
Developing country investors have
emerged as a major source of investment finance for
infrastructure projects with private participation. The
potential role of this...
Type: BriefReport#: 37539Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Schur, Michael ;
von Klaudy, Stephan ;
Dellacha, Georgina
This study takes as its point of
departure that tax regimes are one of the pillars of the
investment climate and thus it has a strong impact on
economic growth. Unlike...
Type: Working PaperReport#: 38033Date: April 1, 2006
This report examines the implications of
spatial heterogeneity - the uneven distribution of poverty,
growth, and environmental assets - for policy. Its goal is
to inform...
Type: Other Poverty StudyReport#: 36793Date: April 1, 2006
Trade costs and nontariff barriers are
at the forefront of discussions on competitiveness and
expanding trade opportunities for developing countries. This
paper provides...
Type: Policy Research Working PaperReport#: WPS3899Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Bagai,Shweta ;
Wilson,John S.
The Shaanxi Ankang Road Development
Project contains two parts: Ankang-Maoba expressway (AME)
and 108 county and village roads in the rural areas (Local
Roads - LRS)...
Type: Board ReportReport#: 36859Date: April 1, 2006
This paper lays out the big issues that
affect regional cooperation and development in the wider
Central Asia region, and analyzes in greater detail areas
where there...
Type: PublicationReport#: 35922Date: April 1, 2006Author:
Byrd, William ;
Raiser, Martin ;
Dobronogov, Anton ;
Kitain, Alexander
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